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Paul Henry has kept true to his controversial reputation in his
debut on Australian breakfast television this morning.

After being wound-up by his co-hosts for being a technophobe,
Henry hassled Deputy Opposition leader Julie Bishop for not
choosing who she would vote for between Julia Gillard and Kevin
Rudd.

In a segment called Henry Hotline, where viewers call to ask
Henry a question, one caller said the show had to be "kidding" with
the choice of hosts.

"Never have I seen two out of three more unprofessional
newscasters ever in my life," the caller said.

"Who's that bloke with the glasses on? I don't know him, I don't
want him," said another caller.

Henry also commented that one caller sounded like she had been
drinking.

The first airing of Channel Ten's Breakfast show was brought
forward by four days following Labor MP Kevin Rudd's resignation as
Foreign Minister in Washington late last night.

Rehearsals for Henry and his three co hosts, Andrew Rochford,
Kathryn Robinson and Magdalena Rose, were cut short in a bid to
capitalise on the ratings from the political fall out between Prime
Minister Julia Gillard and Rudd.

Executive producer Majella Wiemers has said in recent interviews
that her job "is to make a show that's different and
unpredictable".

An official statement said: "We said be prepared for a show
that's cheeky and unpredictable, and (yesterday's) surprise
resignation by Kevin Rudd means it's time for Breakfast to
launch."

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Channel Ten, which puts on the Breakfast show, tweeted late last
night: "Get and early night, guys! @TenBreakfast will be making a
surprise launch tomorrow at 6am!"

Henry resigned from TVNZ's Breakfast show after a public uproar
over comments about New Zealand's former Governor General Sir Anand
Satyanand and an international outcry over him laughing at Delhi
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's name.